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First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, on Saturday encouraged women to stand united in their faith and to strengthen and support each other through times of adversity, adding that throughout history women have played an important role in the creation of more equal societies. The First Lady delivered these remarks at the Fifth Annual Women’s Convention […]
With a direct threat to leverage its vote just at the LGBT community has been encouraged to do, the Georgetown Ministers’ Fellowship on Friday called on the Government to say “explicitly and truthfully” what is its position on homosexuality and its decriminalization. But more urgently the Fellowship, the body which represents a wide section of […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday rejected any settlement proposition from the State Asset Recovery Agency (SARA) for the plot of land on the East Coast of Demerara where he constructed his private seaside home. Mr. Jagdeo’s comments came in light of reports that the Agency was in settlement talks with at least one former Minister of […]
The United States Embassy in Guyana on Friday morning handed over equipment and supplies to the Guyana Maritime Administration, designed to boost port security in the country. The assistance is part of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative for which the United States has provided over $437 million to the Caribbean in funds for training and equipment since […]
The first ever full-fledged “pride” parade is set for the streets of Georgetown on Saturday as the LGBT community in Guyana observes its second annual pride festival. The pride festival and parade are being organized by the Guyana LGBT Coalition, which is an alliance of the country’s three LGBT groups: Guyana Trans United (GTU), Guyana Rainbow Foundation (GuyBow) and the Society Against […]
At a time when fuel prices are rising globally, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo believes the Government needs to move and ensure reductions locally at the pump. According to Jagdeo, the Government has the fiscal space to put systems in place that will see less pressure at the pump. The state-owned Guyana Oil Company is currently […]
A study on indigenous women and children in Guyana is highlighting the many incidents of unregistered citizens, incest, abuse and teenage pregnancy in Amerindian communities. Released on Wednesday by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs, the report stated that there is a need for all births in the […]
Government and Opposition Parliamentarians were at odds today over the progress being made to finalize all Land Titling issues for Amerindian communities. The issue came up when Indigenous People’s Affairs Minister Sydney Allicock appeared before the Parliamentary Natural Resources Committee and was grilled by opposition MPs including Indigenous House Members Pauline Sukhai and Yvonne Pearson. Pressed […]
The Ministry of Business and the Guyana Office for Investment are joining forces with the Caribbean Export Development Agency and Private Sector agencies in Guyana to host the first Guyana Trade and Investment Exhibition. The event is geared to be a business to business interface with new investors and markets for Guyanese products and companies […]
City Councilor and AFC Executive Member, Sherod Duncan, has been named the new General Manager of the Guyana Chronicle. Staff Members of the state-owned newspaper learnt of the development at a General Staff Meeting today. The announcement was made by the Chairperson of the Board, Geeta Chandan. Duncan, who also sits on the Board of […]
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